Initiation device.



U. S. DE MOULIN. INITIATION DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED Mu, 1909.

943,219. Patented Dee. 14, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ULYSSES S. DE MOULIN, OF GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS.

INITIATION DEVICE.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULYssEs S. DE MOULIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Greenville, in the county of Bond and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Initiation Device, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to initiation devices of the vehicle type, theobject of the invention being to provide a vehicle on which the initiateis to be placed, that portion of the vehicle constituting the seat beingin the form of a goat or other animal and being so mounted as to subjectthe rider to an eccentric movement tending to confuse him and renderingthe position difficult to maintain.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the power-transmitting mechanism. Fig. 3 is aview partly in section and partly in perspective of the supporting barand its upper bearing.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebase frame of the machine, said frame being of any suitable shape andbeing mounted at its front end upon a caster 2, while its rear portionhas a shaft 3 extending therethrough and supported by wheels 4:. Thehubs of these wheels are arranged off center as indicated at 5, so thatwhen the frame is moved either backwardly or forwardly, an irregularlateral swaying movement is imparted thereto, the eccentricity of suchmovement being increased by arranging the hubs 5 of the two wheels 4fout of horizontal alinement.

A cross-strip 6 is secured upon the frame 1 and extending therethroughis ournaled a short shaft 8 having a beveled gear 9 at its lower end.This gear meshes with the beveled gear 10 secured to an intermediateshaft 11 which is journaled in the frame 1. A gear 12 is secured to theshaft 11 and receives motion from a gear 13 secured to the main shaft 3.It will be apparent therefore that when the wheels a and shaft 3 arerotated Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 3, 1909.

Patented Dec. 14C, 1909.

serial No. 481,128.

motion will be transmitted therefrom through the gears 13 and 12 toshaft 11, and from shaft 11 through gears 10 and 9 to the shaft 8. Thislast mentioned shaft has an arm 14 extending at right angles therefromand on which is swiveled the lower end of a supporting rod 15, the upperend of which is secured to a seat 16 preferably in the form of the bodyof a goat or other animal, there being straps 17 extending downwardlyfrom the figure and carrying stirrups 1S. The rod 15 extends through aring 19 secured to the upper ends of supporting rods 20 fastened to thecross strip G and to the front portion of the frame 1, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 3 the rod 15 is mounted to rock inall directions upon a bolt 21 extending through an opening 22 in ring19, and which serves to secure the side rods 20 and the ring 19together. The center of ring 19 is disposed in vertical alinement withshaft S. A handle 23 extends rearwardly from the frame 1 and is suitablybraced as indicated, said handle being providedjvith grips 241, wherebyit can be readily held and manipulated.

In using the device herein described the initiate is blindfolded andplaced upon the seat 16 with his feet in the stirrups 18. The machine isthen pushed forward, and, inasmuch as the hubs 5 are arrangedeccentrically with relation to the rims of the wheels, it will beobvious that the entire machine will be swayed from side to side andfrom front to rear. The wheels 4: are preferably revoluble independentlyof each other and therefore this rocking movement is not produced withany degree of regularity. In addition to the bodily movement of themachine such as herein mentioned, motion is transmitted from the gear 13through the mechanism described to the shaft 8, thus causing the arm 14to swing in a circle, a corresponding movement being imparted to thelower end of the rod 15. The upper end of the rod and the seat carriedthereby will thus be given a corresponding movement, the degree 'ofwhich will be dependent upon the distance of the seat from the fixedpivot 19. It will be noted that the head of the figure constituting theseat is always maintained to the front of the machine, but, in view ofthe eccentric movement imparted to the seat, it will be extremelydiiicult for the initiate to maintain his position, especially should hebe blindfolded.

1t is of course to be understood that various changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of the parts without departi ng from thespirit or sacricing the advantages of the invention.

Vhat is claimed is 1. In an initiation device a wheel supported seat,and mechanism for moving the seat in a circle in a plane parallelwiththe surface on which t-he device is mounted, said mechanism includingmeans for swaying the seat.

2. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a seat, andmeans actuated by one of the wheels for moving` the seat in a circle ina plane parallel with the surface on which the device is mounted.

3. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a seatcarried thereby, means operated by one of the wheels for moving the seatin a circle, and means coperating with the first mentioned means forholding said seat extended in the direction of the length of the machineat all times during such movement.

f1. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a seatsupported thereby, means operated by one of the wheels for moving theseat bodily in a circle, and means coperating with the iirst mentionedmeans for holding said seat parallel withfthe longitudinal center of themachine at all times during such movement.

5. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a seatcarried thereby, means for producing a simultaneous swaying and circularmovement of the seat, and means coperating with the iirst mentionedmeans for holding said seat parallel with the longitudinal center of thedevice at all times during such movement.

6. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a seatcarried thereby, means operated by the wheels for imparting a circularmovement to the seat, means for swaying the seat during such movement,and means cooperating with the first mentioned means for holding saidseat parallel with the longitudinal center of the device at all timesduring such movement.

7. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting a swaying movement to the frame, a seat carried by the frame,means operated by one of the wheels for moving the seat in a circle, andmeans cooperating with the first mentioned means for holding said seatparallel wit-h the longitudinal center of the device at all times duringsuch movement.

8. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting a swaying movement to the frame, a rod mounted for circularswinging movement above the frame, said rod being fulcrumed at a pointbetween its ends, means operated by one of the wheels and engaging oneend of the rod for swinging said rod, and a seat carried by the upperend of the rod.

9. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a rodcarried by the frame and having its ends mounted for circular movement,means operated by one of the wheels and engaging one end of the rod formoving said rod, and a seat carried by the other end of the rod andmovable therewith.

10. An initiation device comprising a wheel-supported frame, a rodcarried by the frame and having its ends mounted for circular movement,means operated by one of the wheels and engaging one end of the rod formoving said rod, and a seat carried by the other end of the rod andmovable therewith, said seat being maintained at all times parallel withthe longitudinal center of the device.

11. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting a swaying movement to the frame, a pivot member above andcarried by the Jframe, a rod mounted between its ends within the pivotmember and having its terminals movable-in circles, means fortransmit-ting motion from one of the wheels to one end of said rod toswing said end in a circle, and a seat carried by the other end of therod.

12. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting a swaying movement to the frame, a pivot member above andcarried by the frame, a rod mounted between its ends within the pivotmember and having its terminals movable in circles, means fortransmitting mo- 4tion from one of the wheels to one end of said rod toswing said end in a circle, and a seat carried by the other end of therod, said seat being parallel at all times with the longitudinal centerof the device.

13. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting .wheels forimparting an eccentric swaying movement to the frame, and means carriedby the frame and actuated by one of the wheels for moving the occupantof the device in a circle during such swaying movement.

14. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting an eccentric swaying movement to the frame, a seat, and meansoperated by one of the wheels for moving the seat bodily in a circleduring such swaying movement.

15. An initiation device comprising a frame, supporting wheels forimparting an eccentric lateral swaying movement to the iframe, a rodpivotally supported between its ends, means operated by one of theWheels In testimony that I claim the foregoing and engaging one end ofthe rod for SWngas my own, I have hereto afhXed my signang said end in acircle, and a seat carried ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

by and movable with the other end of the l ULYSSES S. DE MOULIN. rod,Said seat being disposed at all times IVtnesses:

parallel with the longitudinal center of the A. B. SCI-Imam,

device. l NEWTON W. FINK.

